Climate

The municipalization project is everything to our ability to achieve our Climate Commitment (100% clean energy by 2030, 80% emissions reduction by 2050.) Not only that, it stands to prove whether or not a municipality can realistically exercise their constitutional right to extricate itself from a regulated monopoly. Boulder’s effort, whichever way the ruling goes and whatever the outcome of the proposed ballot initiatives, will determine which way the whole state goes. If we cannot create a municipal utility, the effort moves on to change things at the state level. Many municipalities within the state have been carefully watching the process of Boulder’s effort.

I would support continuing to explore our municipal utility if the PUC rules in our favor. If not, I would support a strong effort at the state level.

Because folks, it is not about saving the planet, it is about saving ourselves.